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Spire Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Spire Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Utilities companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Debt Due Cover Ratio: Debt due within a year is covered 0.3 times by its yearly operating cash. Lower than 89% of Utilities companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$79Operating costs$8.2Interest$11Net profit$8.0Paid as dividends

Latest year (Sep 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$261

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $261 of operating cash.

Higher than 70% of Utilities companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.8×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 79% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Higher than 62% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$10

For every $100 of sales, $10 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $16 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 74% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

1/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Less steady than 73% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

$18

Sales grew 13% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $18 became extra profit.

Lower than 61% of Utilities companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+13% / +15%

In 3 years sales changed by +13% while total assets changed by +15%. Both moved at about the same pace.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

0.3×

Debt due within a year is covered 0.3 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 89% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

1.0× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 1.0 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 79% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

90%

Of every $100 the company owns, $90 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 76% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

65%

Of every $100 of net worth, $65 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.

Less tangible than 79% of Utilities companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+12%

Share count rose 12% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller. Dividends paid equalled 74% of profit over the same period.

Bigger rise in share count than 73% of Utilities companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Spire Inc. owes $0.75 for every $1 it owns. Net profit rose 8% in the year to Sep 2025, and grew 7% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Utilities companies in United States · latest annual results Sep 2025.

P/E ratio

24.8

Investors pay $24.8 for every $1 of Spire Inc.'s yearly profit, higher than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

P/B ratio

1.41

The share price is 1.41 times Spire Inc.'s book value per share, lower than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

Market cap

$5.1 B

The total market value of all of Spire Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 55% of Utilities companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$3.6 B

What Spire Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$60.61

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $85.56 is 1.4 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

8.1%

Spire Inc. earned 8.1% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 66% of Utilities companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.75×

Spire Inc. owes $0.75 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 71% of Utilities companies in United States.

Dividend yield

4.00%

Spire Inc. pays 4.00% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 80% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Revenue growth

-4%

Revenue fell 4% in the year to Sep 2025, and grew 4% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

+8%

Net profit rose 8% in the year to Sep 2025, and grew 7% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

11.0%

Spire Inc. keeps $11 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

2.1×

Cash from Spire Inc.'s business was 2.1× its reported profit in the year to Sep 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

2.6×

Spire Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 2.6 times in the year to Sep 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Spire Inc. had $5.2 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Sep 2025.

Questions

What is Spire Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Investors pay $24.8 for every $1 of Spire Inc.'s yearly profit, higher than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Spire Inc.: $5.1 B ÷ $3.6 B (30 Jun 2026) = 1.4.

What is Spire Inc.'s return on equity?

Spire Inc. earned 8.1% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 66% of Utilities companies in United States.

How much does Spire Inc. owe compared with what it owns?

Spire Inc. owes $0.75 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 71% of Utilities companies in United States.

Does Spire Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Spire Inc. pays 4.00% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 80% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Is Spire Inc.'s revenue growing?

Revenue fell 4% in the year to Sep 2025, and grew 4% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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